WORDS TO LEARN
ash
avalanche
cyclone
danger
drought
earthquake
epidemic
explode
explosion
famine
flood
hailstorm
hurricane
landslide
lava flow
smoke
storm
suffer /-ing
tornado
tsunami / tidal wave
typhoon
volcanic eruption wildfire (/ bushfire / forest fire / hill fire)
1) Name what you can see in the pictures.
1. _______________ 2. _______________
3. _______________
4. _______________
5. _______________ 6. _______________ 7. _______________
8. _______________
2) Match the words from the 1st coloumn to the words in the second.
earth
hail
land
lava
tidal
volcanic
wild
slide
fire
quake
eruption
storm
wave
flow
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3) Unjumble the following letters to have meaningful words.
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4) Match the words with the definitions.
avalanche
danger
earthquake
epidemic
explosion
hailstorm
hurricane
landslide
smoke
suffering
tsunami
volcanic erruption
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the grey, white or black gas that is produced by something burning
a mass of snow, ice and rock that falls down the side of a mountain
explosion of a volcano with flames and rocks coming out of it
the possibility that something bad, harmful or unpleasant will happen
the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding
a violent wind which has a circular movement, especially found in the West Atlantic
Ocean
7. an extremely large wave in the sea caused, for example, by an earthquake
8. a mass of rock and earth moving suddenly and quickly down a steep slope
9. the appearance of a particular disease in a large number of people at the same time
10. a sudden heavy fall of hail
11. physical or mental pain
12. a sudden, violent shaking of the earth's surface
5) Complete the sentences with the words listed and translate the sentences into your
language.
avalanche
danger
earthquake
epidemics
explosions
hailstorms
hurricane
landslide
smoke
suffering
tsunami
volcanic eruption
1. Children's lives are in _______________ every time they cross this road.
2. Heavy _______________ followed by blizzards swept across the UK.
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3. The _______________ measured 8 on the Richter scale.
4. The war has caused widespread human _______________.
5. An immense volume of rocks and molten lava was produced by the
_______________.
6. In June 1994, an earthquake in the Indian Ocean off the coast of east Java triggered a
_______________ that killed 200.
7. There were two loud _______________ and then the building burst into flames.
8. The state of Florida was hit by a _______________ that did serious damage.
9. He was killed in an _______________ while skiing.
10. The cholera _______________ of 1832 had been the worst ever experienced in
Scotland.
11. The house standing at the foot of the hill was buried beneath a _______________.
12. The fire produced big _______________ visible twenty miles away.
6) Define the following words.
1. ash:
2. drought:
3. famine:
4. flood:
5. lava flow:
6. wildfire:
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7) Translate the following sentences from Hungarian into English.
1. A vulkánkitörés utáni lávafolyam és a vastag hamufelhő miatt napokig nem lehetett
repülővel utazni.
2. Nagyon vigyázzatok, egy rossz mozdulat lavinát idézhet elő.
3. A múlt éjszaka ciklon csapott le a falura.
4. Sok afrikai országban a szárazság miatt nem terem elég gabona, ezért ezeket a
területeket éhség sújtja.
5. 1906-ban San Fransisco nagy részét lerombolta egy földrengés.
6. Az orvosok influenzajárvány kitörésétől tartanak.
7. Egy forgalmas bevásárlóközpont előtt bomba robbant, és hét embert ölt meg.
8. Békésen vacsoráztunk, amikor hatalmas robbanást hallottunk.
9. A heves esőzés az ország sok területén árvizet okozott, és a hegyekben megnőtt a
földcsuszamlás veszélye.
10. A jégzivatar miatt sok ház teteje megrongálódott.
11. A hurrikánoknak emberi neveket szoktak adni.
12. Füstöt látok az erdőben, csak nem erdőtűz van?
13. Lehet, hogy furcsa, de szeretem a viharokat.
14. Nem bírom látni az emberek szenvedését, ezért segítek, ahol csak tudok.
15. Dorothy-t egy hatalmas tornádó Kansasból Óz birodalmába repítette.
16. Nézd, mekkora hullám! Akár egy szökőár!
17. 2011-ben a Songda tájfun Dél-Japánban elérte a 240 km/órás szélsebességet.
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KEY TO THE EXERCISES
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) 1. wildfire / forest fire
2. volcanic eruption
3. earthquake
4. tsunami / tidal wave
5. avalanche
6. flood
7. landslide
8. hurricane / tornado
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) earthquake
hailstorm
landslide
lava flow
tidal wave
volcanic eruption
wildfire
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) famine
tidal wave
drought
explode
epidemic
tornado
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) 1. smoke
2. avalanche
3. volcanic eruption
4. danger
5. explosion
6. hurricane
7. tsunami
8. landslide
9. epidemic
10. hailstorm
11. suffering
12. earthquake
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) 1. danger
2. hailstorms
3. earthquake
4. suffering
5. volcanic eruption
6. tsunami
7. explosions
8. hurricane
9. avalanche
10. epidemic
11. landslide
12. smoke
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) 1. the grey or black powder that is left after
something has burnt
2. a long period when there is little or no
rain
3. a lack of food during a long period of
time in a region
4. a large amount of water covering an area
that is usually dry
5. a stream of hot liquid rock which comes
out of the Earth through a volcano
6. a fire which is burning strongly and out
of control on an area of grass or bushes in
the countryside
1. Travelling by air was impossible because of the lava flow and thick ash
cloud after the volcanic eruption.
2. Be very careful, a careless movement can cause an avalanche.
3. A cyclon struck the village last night.
4. In many African countries not enough crops are grown because of the
drought, so these areas are hit by famine.
5. In 1906 much of San Francisco was destroyed by an earthquake.
6. Doctors are afraid of an outbreak of a flu epidemic.
7. A bomb exploded in front of a busy shopping centre and it killed seven
people.
8. We were having dinner peacefully when we heard a huge explosion.
9. The heavy rain has caused floods in many areas of the country and the
danger of a landslide in the mountains has increased.
10. The roofs of many houses have been damaged because of the
hailstorm.
11. Hurricanes are called by human names.
12. I can see smoke in the forest, isn’t there a wildfire?
13. It may be strange but I like storms.
14. I can’t stand seeing human suffering, so I help wherever I can.
15. A huge tornado flew Dorothy to the Wizard of Oz.
16. Look, what a big wave! Just like a tsunami!
17. In 2011, typhoon Songda in southern Japan reached a 240 km/hour
wind speed.
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